# Toyotomi Hideyoshi - Regent and unification leader

URL: https://history-japan.com/rulers/toyotomi-hideyoshi
Reign: 1585 – 1598
Dynasty: Toyotomi house
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyotomi_Hideyoshi

Hideyoshi consolidated national unification, undertook land surveys and disarmament, and launched destructive invasions of Korea.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Azuchi–Momoyama period](https://history-japan.com/rulers/azuchi-momoyama-period)
- Succeeded by: [Emperor Go-Yōzei](https://history-japan.com/rulers/emperor-go-yozei)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1590 - [Hideyoshi completes national unification](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1590-hideyoshi-completes-national-unification)
- 1592 - [Hideyoshi invades Korea](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1592-hideyoshi-invades-korea)